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+-   Nielsen-Tata Deal Chock Full o'Free Labor Clauses on Saturday July 12 2008, @06:38PM theodp

Submitted by theodp on Saturday July 12 2008, @06:38PM
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theodp writes "The poop is hitting the fan over tax breaks given to ratings giant Nielsen Co., who pocketed millions in Florida jobs-creation tax concessions but has turned around and dismissed hundreds of local workers after inking a $1.2B outsourcing deal with Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai. Not unexpectedly, Lou Dobbs is on the case. Lou may go more ballistic once he sees the Nielsen-Tata pact, which assures Nielsen that OT worries are a thing of the past ('there shall be no additional charge for overtime work'), allows Nielsen to have unsatisfactory Tata hires replaced within 4 weeks of starting with no charge for the original or re-performed work, gives Nielsen up to 6 man-weeks of free labor when a Tata worker is replaced (although TCS vows it won't voluntarily remove workers from Nielsen for 18-24 months), and allows Nielsen to make 'any TCS Resource' disappear with no more than 5 days notice if their presence 'is not in the best interests of Nielsen.' Nielsen execs have launched a PR campaign counter-attack, pledging not to bully 85 year-old ladies in future layoffs. In a Letter to the Citizens, Nielsen CEO David L. Calhoun explained that Tata won a 'rigorous competition' to get the job, failing to mention that Tata was also tapped by Nielsen EVP Mitchell Habib in his CIO roles at both GE and Citigroup."
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